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Evidence for Clonal Spread of a Single Strain of -Lactamase-Producing Enterococcus (Streptococcus) faecalis to Six Hospitals in Five States
1 Apr 1991
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Beta-lactamase-producing (Bla+) enterococci have been reported in three state and two countries. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis was used to compare 14 Bla+ Enterococcus (Streptococcus) faecalis isolated from hospitalized patients in seven states and three continents. The restriction endonuclease digestion patterns of isolates from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Lebanon, and Argentina were all markedly different,...
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